New Delhi, July 29 -- Over the last few years, the question at the heart of my work has been, "What allows people to feel alive?" I see more than enough clients in my therapy practice who feel they have achieved their goals and are secure regarding their relationships and money, yet nothing seems to stick. Emotionally, they feel a void. A 47-year-old male client tells me, "I have more than what I need. I'm busy all day with work, weekends are for the family. Yet I feel dead inside. I have forgotten what it's like to come alive with joy or anger. I move through life without feeling much."

Another client in her late 20s says, "I miss the version of myself from 10 years ago that could immerse in life and experience it to the fullest. Now my...